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Diverse group of teenage girls holding hands in unity and holding up protest signs during a women's rights march (Photo by Nicky Lloyd)

Black Feminist Movement Mobilizes in Response to National Threats

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — More than 500 Black feminists will convene in New Orleans from June 5 through 7 for what organizers are calling the largest Black...

Lawmakers (Photo by Sutthicha Weerawong)

Black Press1 year ago

Despite Gridlock, These Lawmakers Delivered

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Researchers found that women lawmakers in the House minority and senators up for re-election emerged as some of the most effective legislators in...

New FBI data overshadows missing Black children. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Advocates: FBI Missing Children Data Misleading; Disservice to Black Juveniles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 298,000 girls went missing in 2019 in the United States. The center...

Of the $1.1 billion journalism grants in the United States between 2013 and 2017, only 8.1 percent went to journalism efforts specifically designed to serve populations that included racial and ethnic groups, women and girls, and LGBTQ+ communities.

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

New Collaborative Seeks to Invest in Media Organizations as Critical Civic Infrastructure

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As part of RJI’s Inclusive Media and Economies Project, RJI, MMCA, and Dynasty Consulting have teamed up to help publishers of color tap...